episode_0286

“Hmm, are you digesting the oral cavity well?”

“The training is slowly showing results. Even if you have a feel for how to handle the oral cavity, it will be impossible to handle it in a short period of time because the volume is so large.”

The black cat opened his palm. Soon, the oral energy seemed to gather in the black cat’s hand, and an ice ring appeared.

“Oh.”

“It’s useless, but I’ve been able to do this kind of trick. If you were to consider its usefulness, it would be more useful to be able to drink ice water even in the middle of summer.”

Is it a human freezer or a black cat?

My mouth is watering already at the thought of being able to drink ice water in the summer.

“Then, to what extent do you think water can be frozen? It would be nice if I could freeze it whole.”

The black cat looked at me with a wry smile.

“Are you really trying to figure out how to eat ice in the summer with my ice ball? If you had said that to another ice ball expert instead of me, your cheeks might have been frozen by now?”

“Unknown sound. Do you think even Binggong experts make cold tea by themselves in the summer?”

“Umm…I guess so.”

I spent time with the black cat saying nonsense like this. Well, I was already used to spending time talking nonsense with a black cat.

Since Black Cat came in as a new ronin, I’ve been spending most of my time with Black Cat. And most of those times were these kind of meaningless conversations.

Rather than an exchange of information, it’s just a conversation to relieve boredom.

“Okay, are you sure? What, only a Binggong expert would do that? Even a sharp sword expert, when camping alone and cooking, would throw away the ingredients and sweep up the scraps with his sharp sword and say, ‘Wow, I cut down something useless’?”

“Ahahaha, what is that? Is that possible?”

I can’t believe I’m having such a conversation with the black cat over and over again.

“Why do you enjoy talking so much?”

Hyuk Kirin and Yeo Il-ye also joined.

*** ***

“…Cooking with a sharp sword?”

A look of puzzlement appeared on the faces of Yeo Il-ye and Hyuk Kirin.

“Well, that could happen if you’re alone.”

“Uh huh, isn’t Go Soo a person? Sometimes, you may want to play alone or have fun.”

I don’t know why, but the two people laughed as they saw Ho Cheon-an getting excited. It was a really good idea.

“Ugh, I don’t know when our Hocheonan Daehyup will come to its senses.”

The black cat shook its head, Hu Cheon-an jumped up and down, and Yeo Il-ye and Hyuk Kirin laughed again when they saw that.

As I was smiling, I remembered the old days.

Listening to Ho Cheon-an’s words brought back memories of my time at Jeomchang School. There was a time when it was popular to kick a tree to make it fall down and prove how many leaves could be lifted with one sword.

“Now that I think about it…”

Yeo Il-ye, who was about to say that, paused for a moment.

“No, black cat, why do you treat me like a brat when you play with excitement when no one else is watching? I’m just being honest!”

It was because of Hyuk Kirin’s gaze looking at Ho Cheon-an, who was running around while talking like that.

Honey was dripping from Hyeok Kirin’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth were drawing lines with a different meaning than before.

‘…no way?’

In an instant, Yeo Il-ye’s mind became confused. For a moment, Yeo Il-ye shook her head violently at the suspicion that arose in her mind. No, probably not!

Yeo Il-ye, who instinctively denied her thoughts, swallowed her dry saliva.

Hyeok Kirin told everything to Yeo Il Ye. That her true identity is that of a princess, that she will live with both identities, and that she came here to lead the Red Ghost Army and put pressure on the Yunnan faction, etc.

Because it was just a series of surprising information, Yeo Il-ye was in a hurry to accept it.

As I began to look at it with suspicion, there were several parts that seemed suspicious.

‘As soon as the Grand Master heard from Sojeo the Black Cat that Eunkong had infiltrated the Sapa alone, he changed his direction. When I think about it, it was unusual for him to abandon his plan and join Eungong.’

As soon as Yeo Il-ye thought that, she saw Hyuk Kirin again.

Once I started to doubt, revealing my gender somehow felt meaningful. I feel like it’s not just about creating a third identity!

Perhaps you were trying to show Ho Cheon-an your appearance as a woman?

As I began to suspect that, the long flowing hair that was not suitable for training also began to look suspicious.

Looking back, the situation is literally overflowing with heartache!

“Ho ronin-nim, you will be able to change your habits only when you get angry once in a while.”

“No, even Hyukkirin Daehyup is like that?”

“Sigh, considering the hardships we went through after infiltrating the Dark Dragon Gate together… we saw a lot of really bad situations.”

Yeo Il-ye swallowed dry saliva and looked at the two people in turn.

I felt a deep inner intimacy in their naturally teasing and playfully resentful gaze.

Yeo Il-ye, who was looking at Hyeok Kirin and Ho Cheon-an bickering, soon denied her thoughts.

‘I think it’s gone too far. ‘There are only a few people I can confide in about my gender or identity, so of course I can’t help but feel closeness.’

okay. I think this is going too far. Yeo Il-ye patted her chest and consoled herself.

‘Even the black cat Sojeo can’t stay still.’

Yeo Il-ye thought of the black cat that had been growling ever since she was next to Ho Cheon-an, and shook her head. Although it is clumsy due to lack of interpersonal experience, it is a black cat with sharp senses. If Hyuk Kirin really cared about Ho Cheon-an, he wouldn’t have stuck to Hyuk Kirin like that.

When she thought about that, Yeo Il-ye looked towards the black cat.

The expression on the black cat’s face, which had a meaningful expression, hardened.

The black cat is smiling with an expression that seems to have guessed what Yeo Il-ye is thinking right now!

‘…Do you know something?’

After struggling to come to her senses, Yeo Il-ye strengthened her eyes and looked at the black cat with such meaning. And the black cat only gave a mischievous smile after receiving Yeo Il-ye’s gaze.

The black cat’s behavior seemed to imply that there was actually something going on, so Yeo Il-ye fell into confusion. What does the black cat really know and do? Or is he just playing a prank on himself for doubting Hyeok Kirin?

Ground pound!

“Everyone, let’s eat!”

“Yes, I’m going.”

Dang Do-yeon, who was on duty for the meal, called the group in by hitting the pot. The black cat walked hand in hand with the white cat, showing off their close relationship, and when Yeo Il-ye saw the black cat and the white cat, she looked at them with a confused expression and looked at the black cat, the white cat, and Hocheonan in turn.

“Ha, everyone’s mindset has just become fixed! How nice it would be to have fun using the martial arts you have already learned.”

And even Ho Cheon-an, who is wondering if he still remembers being mistreated by the women.

Tang Xiaoyeol, who was watching this from afar, exhaled cigarette smoke and raised the corners of his mouth.

“Anyway, they are fun guys.”

Only Dan Do-yeon, who heard Tang So-yeol’s mutterings, smiled bitterly.

*** ***

The black cat’s hair is turning black day by day.

I groaned, wondering what Yeo Il-ye was worried about.

Apart from the satisfied smile on Tang Xiaoyeol’s face, we arrived in Linchang.

“Do you mean to attack the drug fields and drug warehouses grown by Oh Dok-moon?”

“Yes.”

I nodded after hearing Hyeok Kirin’s strategy. As for the power of the Five Dogs, it would be poison just like Tangga, but the Five Dogs are the ones who will protect the warehouse by generously using the poison rather than giving it away. Since a large number of government troops are mobilized rather than a small number of martial arts masters, if you make a mistake, there will be truly enormous damage.

It takes a lot of effort and equipment to safely dispose of deadly poison. Even if they took over the poison warehouse by surprise, it would take a long time to completely dispose of the poison, so it also meant that they would have to continue to defend against the attacks of Odogmun, risking their lives.

So, realistically, the areas that can be attacked are drug warehouses and drug production areas. And since the production and distribution of drugs is illegal in the first place, it would not be surprising if the Imperial Army attacked.

However, what I am worried about is the aftereffects.

“Are you okay? The retaliation from misreading will be severe due to this incident.”

The opponents are literally vicious people who take medicine and use poison as they please. Since they are so crazy, I have no idea where or how they will end up.

The problem is that these guys might do crazy things, but the bigger problem is that it’s so difficult to stop this crazy behavior.

Poison is inherently more dangerous the more insidiously it is used. There may be poison in the tea or food you drink, or poison may be released into your home in the middle of the night. Or, people who are addicted to drugs and have lost their sense of reason may rush in with poisoned weapons.

Hyeok Kirin shook his head at my words.

“I do not plan to take extreme measures such as exposing the entire drug warehouse and burning down the entire drug field.”

Wasn’t the purpose of mobilizing the Imperial Army to burn down drug production areas and warehouses? As I was thinking about that question, Hyeok Kirin continued speaking.

“I plan to attack them indirectly.”

“…If it is indirect?”

“When the Red Army begins its investigation, the circumstances surrounding Oh Dok-moon’s handling of drugs will be revealed. Of course, I would have always cut off the tail, but it is not uncommon for the connection to be revealed once the investigation begins. I plan to use that as an excuse to impose a huge fine. Hmm… how about 5,000 nyang for gold?”

It was only after listening to that point that I realized Hyeok Kirin’s plan.

“You are saying that it induces shedding.”

“Correct answer.”

The four schools of thought are not centered on martial arts, but on people. Therefore, it is not uncommon for the signboard of the first gate to be taken down and the core experts of the first gate to come together to create this gate, which is no different from the first gate.

Breaking away refers to the act of disbanding and creating a faction in this way and laundering the cause.

In addition to the circumstances of causing confusion by sending a military officer to the Sokryeong faction, there was also suspicion and responsibility for drug trafficking and cultivation. This is enough to warrant an astronomical fine.

But would Oh Dok-moon obediently pay the fine?

They will pretend to not be able to pay the fine, disband the sect, and then form a new sect in an appropriate location.

“It’s a clever trick.”

If the breakaway occurs, the value of the name of the Odokmun, which has a long history compared to the Sapa sect, will suffer, but there are also benefits that can be gained from it.

One of them is that there is no need to respond to the Apostolic Training’s call. Although its essence was preserved, the school called Odogmun was officially disbanded.

As the dependent faction declared its withdrawal, the pressure on other factions to be the vanguard was increasing, so it was a good opportunity for the Oh Dokmun to escape that pressure.

The Sadyoryun will stumble once again.

One way or another, Oh Dok-mun would suffer quite a bit of loss, but Oh Dok-mun must have been prepared to suffer some loss when the imperial army was mobilized.

If you decide to break away, it would be a good idea to clean up any traces of misreading, so there will be less chance of plotting unnecessary revenge.

It is an operation that can be called a trick in many ways.

“The desire to eliminate drug dealers once and for all is like a chimney…but it won’t be possible to eradicate them all at once.”

“Well thought out.”

I looked at Hyeok Kirin again and nodded. What was Hyeok Kirin like when you first met him? Hyuk Kirin was just and upright, but he was ahead of his heart and lacked tact. How did Hyuk Kirin respond when he was pressured to expel Yeo Il-ye due to Hwang Geum-seon’s maneuver?

I visited each member of the Sichuan Merchants Association and tried to influence their hearts.

I was impressed by the appearance of the black cat and Hyeok Kirin.

Among the top executives I met like that, there was no one who took Hyuk Kirin’s side.

In an urgent situation, they chose a method that could not produce realistic results.

He was such an ingenious person, but he grew up to have his own thoughts and use his own ideas to come up with successful plans.

This is…Imperial Palace Water?

The imperial palace turns even the innocent Hyeok Kirin, who had no idea about the world, into a master of scheming.

It’s truly scary.

“First, we will press the misreading statement with circumstantial evidence. Of course, Oh Dok-moon’s side will adamantly deny any connection with drugs. At that time, I plan to find a suitable production site and attack it. It is expected that the misogukmun writers in the production area will fiercely resist, so I hope you will lend us your strength.”

“Of course.”

I looked at the map Hyuk Kirin had unfolded. It was a map showing what was believed to be Odogmun’s drug production area or warehouse.

“Hmm?”

“Is there anything that bothers you?”

“Hmm. That’s not it. If there is no particular reason to choose another place, how about this place? This is just a choice mixed with personal opinion, so if you have a reason to choose another place, you can choose another place without hesitation.”

Hyukgirin looked at the point I pointed out and nodded.

“It doesn’t seem like a bad point. If there are no special reasons, let’s attack this area. There seems to be something over here, right?”

“Hmm….what should I say about this.”

I scratched my head, trying to decide what to say.

“There is a chance to get something unknown.”

The place I chose as my destination.

There is a device there that can spin the lottery.